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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






2. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






3. The amount of light reflected by a hue






4. Technique of shading using dots to control value






5. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






6. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






7. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






8. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






9. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






10. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






11. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






12. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






13. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






14. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






15. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






16. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






17. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






18. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






19. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






20. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






21. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






22. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






23. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






24. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






25. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






26. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






27. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






28. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






29. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






30. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






31. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






32. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






33. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






34. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






35. Something that supports a sculpture






36. Pale green






37. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






38. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






39. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






40. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






41. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






42. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






43. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






44. Application of potassium sulphide






45. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






46. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






47. Creates blue dye






48. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






49. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






50. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.